Fatal RTA A36 Hampshire
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nuclearsquash

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292 months

Monday 8th August 2005
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Saw this on the news this morning (South Today 07:55) a couple were killed yesterday (i think) in collision with a truck.

South Today showed footage of the accident that took place on a dangerous junction. About 30ft behind the scene was a fixed Speed Camera. So obviously this camera was doing a good job, and that spped was obviously the cause. Perhaps the council might consider re-engineering of the junction next time rather that cash generation via scumera partnerships!

On a side note, the story was dropped in the later edition..... probably becasue it conflicted with the speed kills story about a family trying to raise awareness in teenagers near chichester.

pdV6

16,442 posts

291 months

Monday 8th August 2005
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Ah. Is that why the traffic was backed up for miles into Bath on the A36 coming back from the Red Bull Air Race yesterday?

Gave up queueing eventually and threaded my way back to Bristol via back roads.

puggit

49,813 posts

278 months

Monday 8th August 2005
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I doubt they were queuing from Bath to Hampshire

nuclearsquash

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292 months

Monday 8th August 2005
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No it was the road from Southampton to Salisbury

pdV6

16,442 posts

291 months

Monday 8th August 2005
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Oops! Missed the "Hampshire" bit...

parrot of doom

23,075 posts

264 months

Monday 8th August 2005
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Its well out of order to blame this accident on a speed camera until you know the facts.

nuclearsquash

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292 months

Monday 8th August 2005
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didnt think i was, just suggesting that it was totally ineffectual at that location, and was more than likely just a cash raising facilitator

busa_rush

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281 months

Monday 8th August 2005
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parrot of doom said:
Its well out of order to blame this accident on a speed camera until you know the facts.


Ignorance has never stopped the SCP's, Govt. and Plod has it